Constitution of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue, pg. 167

This is the constitution Sain Domingue created by a group of whites in 1800. Naopleon Bonaparte ordered it's creation. The constitution says that slavery is outlawed and that all men are equal, regardless of color. It says that all men are equal, along with some other colony regulations. However, it says that since cultivation and commerce are so important that people need to work on the plantations. This is a covert way of saying ex-slaves go back to being slaves. The French had technically outlawed slavery so they could not openly say this, but this is what they implied. Also, the constitution named General Toussaint Louverture as the governor for life because of his good deeds. This also is a covert way of saying we are making the ex-slaves go back to being slaves, and because we know General Toussaint Louverture supports making the ex-slaves go back to being slaves we are going to make him governor for life. This whole constitution is filled with hidden motives, and it shows how much the French actually cared about the human rights of their people; they cared more about money than human rights.